Congrats man it feels great I bet. I ran into the same thing a year and a half ago (maybe a little longer). One day I realized how pathetic I was and made a lifestyle change. I completely changed my diet and started exercising. I have lost around 160 pounds and still losing. I'm now at 6' 3" 225 and I have no desire to ever go back to my old bad habits. People always tell me if I'll eventually quit and gain it back which might help with the motivation more.
OT: Lost 50 lbs in 21 weeks (UPDATE: Now, I'm at 75 lbs in 11 years)
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Well, I wasn't that bad that I could lose 160 pounds (congrats BTW!). I tell everyone about my progress and that helps keep me motivated. Poor planored has me texting him my progress and workout results. I never did any before pics. I have plenty of pics that showed my fatness, but no body shots (if you know what I mean). When I hit 50 pounds I felt like that was good enough, but really wanted to have more muscle. I don't need to be Arnold or anything like that. Just to be better than I was before. Know what I mean? I would still need to lose more than 20 pounds just to get back to my weight when I left the military. Of course, that was a young skinny guy that I was. I'm comfortable with old man boxes. It's great just to touch my toes again!
Update time. I've been on/off with the workouts at times. Went through the passing of my wife and countless other hardships. I kept the workouts going. At the beginning of 2025, I decided to get back to a regular exercise routine. I did one cardio five times a week. Three months in, I added in weights four times a week. Three more months and I'm doing two cardios a day and weights four times a week. A year in, I drop the weights to three times a week.
I hadn't weighed myself in a while. I got to 146. I was like no way. That's one pound above my Navy weight. I fluctuate and I'm at 151. I get a cold a few months ago. 2 1/2 weeks of fatigue. I get maybe two cardios in that time. Finally, I feel better. I get back at it. Last week, I notice that I'm looking better in the mirror. I weigh myself for S&G. 143. No way. I now weigh less than my Navy weight. Lowest in 32 years. Yesterday, I weigh myself again. 141. I'm now 75 pounds less than my fattest.
I honestly don't care about the weight at this point. I'd rather just be more fit. I have a little belly. It sags. LOL. The inside of my thighs look like Abe Simpson. That's what I get for letting myself go (that and getting older). Here's to me and a lot of effort and willpower!
I hadn't weighed myself in a while. I got to 146. I was like no way. That's one pound above my Navy weight. I fluctuate and I'm at 151. I get a cold a few months ago. 2 1/2 weeks of fatigue. I get maybe two cardios in that time. Finally, I feel better. I get back at it. Last week, I notice that I'm looking better in the mirror. I weigh myself for S&G. 143. No way. I now weigh less than my Navy weight. Lowest in 32 years. Yesterday, I weigh myself again. 141. I'm now 75 pounds less than my fattest.
I honestly don't care about the weight at this point. I'd rather just be more fit. I have a little belly. It sags. LOL. The inside of my thighs look like Abe Simpson. That's what I get for letting myself go (that and getting older). Here's to me and a lot of effort and willpower!
Free weights and some machines are your friends, try to keep all the muscle you have, don't let them deteriorate. Also, keep more upright than sitting, standing and moving are a must as you get older.
First off, how you can be that weight with the unbelievable pizza you make is beyond me. I would weigh 300 pounds. I am in decent shape and we are about the same age. But now that you mention it, when i get leaner, my elbows hurt like crap when I barely bang them. The skin is getting thinner and more sensitive. Losing weight is great. Getting old sucks. I would go on about other issues, but I'm pretty sure you know what I am talking about.
Well, I'm just getting to the weight I'm supposed to be. I keep banging my elbows lately and it hurts like mad. I'm thinking there's something wrong with me and then the light bulb goes off over my head. There's no fat protecting my elbow bone now. I'm turning 60 in November. I've got lots to complain about. I love all the bad things. Including alcohol. I guess it's more about less of the things that are bad for you and more of the things that are good for you. Keep active and maintain your weight. I'm going to go pick up a Philly cheese steak on the way home from work tonight. It's all about that diet!
I do weights three times a week. My job is also physical for 8 hours a day. I'm constantly standing and moving, lifting and bending, lunging and reaching. And I don't have a problem with any of it. It's because I cardio twice a day and lift weights. The stuff I do at work is nothing compared to that. All the 19-year-olds are wondering why they can't keep up with me. They need to cardio!
Congrats man. Has to feel good, just walking around. How much younger do you feel?